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Chapter 24
Nationalism
Question | Answer |
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Identify an event that made the unification of Italy or Germany possible. | Bismarck purposefully manufactured "incidents" in order to gain what he wanted. For example, he created the impression that the French ambassador had insulted the Prussian king. |
What advantages did Prussia have in leading the German states to unify? | Prussia had a mainly German population. As a result, nationalism actually unified Prussia. Also, Prussia's army was by far the most powerful in Central Europe. |
Why did most of the revolts fail? | A lack of strong allies and support, weak military support of the ruler, and the division among the revolutions. |
Many liberals wanted government by elected parliaments. How was Bismarck's approach to achieving his goals different? | He would create "incidents" that he knew would ultimately lead to achieving his goal. |
Why did France's Third Republic fail? | Because both sides wanted different things, political vs. economic |
What does Russification mean? | the process of forcing Russian culture on all ethnic groups in the Russian Empire |
What does Nation-state mean? | an independent geopolitical unit of people having a common culture and identity |
What was the driving force behind Russia's industrial expansion? | Nationalism and the Crimean war loss |
How were radicals different from liberals? | Liberals were mostly middle-class business leaders and merchants. Radicals favored drastic change to extend democracy to all people. |
Why did some liberals disapprove of the way Louis-Napoleon ruled France after the uprisings of 1848? | They might not have believed that he would bring peace or do the things he promised. |
What does Conservative mean? | in the first half of the 19th century, a European—usually a wealthy landowner or noble—who wanted to preserve the traditional monarchies of Europe |
What does Kaiser mean? | a German emperor (from the Roman title Caesar) |
Prussia had a mainly German population. As a result, nationalism actually unified Prussia. Also, Prussia's army was by far the most powerful in Central Europe. | Well some places/people don't want Nationalism. This could easily cause wars and rebellions. |
Which aging empires suffered from the forces of nationalism? | The Austrian, Russian, and Ottoman Empires. |
What does Junker mean? | strongly conservative members of Prussia's wealthy landowning class |
Why might liberals and radicals join together in a nationalist cause? | They both wanted large reforms for their government |
Why did the Austrian, Russian, and Ottoman Empires face such great challenges to their control of land? | Control of land and ethnic groups moved back and forth between these empires, depending on victories or defeats in war and on royal marriages. Ethnic unrest threatened and eventually toppled these empires. |
What role did Garibaldi play in the unification of Italy? | He was the leader of the rest of Italy. He agreed to unite the southern areas he had conquered. He also agreed to step aside and let the Sardinia king rule. |
What does Radical mean? | in the first half of the 19th century, a European who favored drastic change to extend democracy to all people |
What consequences did Alexander's reforms have on Russia? | Had loose control of the government which caused his reforms to not fully work |